Cooperative Care Grooming

Grooming is not simply about producing a great haircut. True grooming is a welfare-led, dog-centred process that prioritises your dog’s physical comfort, emotional wellbeing and sense of safety.

In many traditional grooming environments, dogs experience significant stress: long periods of restraint, sensory overload, unfamiliar handling and overwhelming equipment noise can make grooming deeply challenging for even the most confident dogs.

Our Cooperative Care Groomer is dedicated to transforming the standards of grooming across Ireland. Using behavioural training techniques and a cooperative care approach, she supports your dog through each stage of the grooming process with patience, clarity and compassion. This is not about force or quick fixes, it is about building trust, ensuring predictability and creating a safe, supportive environment where your dog feels genuinely comfortable.

Versed in behavioural principles, body-language interpretation and skin-health management, our groomer is a highly qualified and recognised expert in her field. Her work bridges grooming and behaviour, making sessions calmer, safer and more respectful of your dog’s emotional state.

Grooming is an essential part of your dog’s overall healthcare. Regular coat maintenance, skin assessment, nail care and hygiene routines are vital components of a healthy lifestyle, but they should never come at the expense of welfare. For many dogs, grooming can be physically uncomfortable, overstimulating or frightening when approached without proper training or understanding of their behavioural needs.

Our cooperative care model ensures your dog is given choice where possible, supported through gradual desensitisation when needed and always handled with empathy and expertise.

The goal is simple: to make grooming a positive, manageable and stress-less experience that supports both physical health and emotional wellbeing.